Rosalie Kunoth-Monks

Excerpt from feature film "Jedda" showing actress Rosalie Kunoth-Monks emerging from bush at night appearing before Aboriginal man.

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CU interview with Aboriginal Activist, actor and social worker Rosalie Kunoth-Monks talking about her niaivity at the beginning of her acting career.

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Excerpt from feature film "Jedda" showing actress Rosalie Kunoth-Monks as Jedda being abducted by Aboriginal man who sets fire to bush and horse corral.

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CU B&W photograph of Aboriginal activist, actor and social worker Rosalie Kunoth-Monks smiling in half profile.

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CU B&W photograph of Aboriginal Activist, actor and social worker Rosalie Kunoth-Monks, 1995.

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Zoom out to WS of Aboriginal Activist, actor and social worker Rosalie Kunoth-Monks walking over red rocks with wide scrub outback landscape behind her.

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MS interview with Aboriginal Activist, actor and social worker Rosalie Kunoth-Monks talking about her parents and the different backgrounds they had. WS of Kunoth-Monks walking through bush and long pale grass.

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MS interview with Aboriginal Activist, actor and social worker Rosalie Kunoth-Monks talking about her parents' different Aboriginal dialects. Zoom in to CU of Kunoth-Monks talking about her father's attempts to teach his children to speak English. GS of Kunoth-Monks talking about the importance of one's responsibility towards an individual.

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WS pan across red outback sand to group of Aboriginal sitting on sand in front of humpy. MS Aboriginal Activist, actor and social worker Rosalie Kunoth-Monks sitting amidst group chatting with them. VS of people in group playing with cat and sharing honey from mug.

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MS interview with Aboriginal Activist, actor and social worker Rosalie Kunoth-Monks explaining the complex relationships within her extended family clan.

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WS pan across B&W posed photograph of mixed race school group with teachers from Alice Springs.

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MS interview with Aboriginal activist, actor and social worker Rosalie Kunoth-Monks in bush setting talking about her formal education with slow zoom in as she speaks of the expectations she'd had.

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High angle B&W WS photograph of St Mary's Children's Hostel, Alice Springs.

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MS interview with Aboriginal activist, actor and social worker Rosalie Kunoth-Monks in bush setting talking about her formal education with slow zoom in to CU as she speaks of the expectations she'd had.

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MS B&W photograph of Aboriginal activist, actor and social worker Rosalie Kunoth-Monks as a girl in school uniform leaning against gum tree smiling to camera, 1953.

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B&W photograph of Charles and Elsa Chauvel standing in front of movie camera.

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MS interview with Aboriginal activist, actor and social worker Rosalie Kunoth-Monks in bush setting talking about Elsa and Charles Chauvel choosing her to play the lead role in the film Jedda.

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B&W publicity photograph from the film Jedda of Rosalie Kunoth-Monks as Jedda being offered snake by fellow Aboriginal actor Tudawali.

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B&W archival footage of various girls at screen tests for the lead role in the film Jedda, 1953. Shows MS of girl (Elizabeth Clark) being instructed to look in different directions, GS pose against a ladder and MS against a tree.

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Zoom in to MS interview with Aboriginal activist, actor and social worker Rosalie Kunoth-Monks in bush setting talking about being chosen to play the lead role in the film Jedda.

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CU tilt down colour poster for the film "Jedda" with the writing "It was death for him to look on this girl!" Zoom out to whole view of poster.

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Zoom in to CU interview with Aboriginal activist, actor and social worker Rosalie Kunoth-Monks talking about her displeasure with being given the name "Ngarla" at the beginning of filming "Jedda".

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Excerpt from feature film "Jedda" showing actress Rosalie Kunoth-Monks at beginning of take with clapper board and being given directions before saying her lines.

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GS interview with Aboriginal activist, actor and social worker Rosalie Kunoth-Monks talking about the location near Katherine for the filming of "Jedda".

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Scenes from the feature film "Jedda" showing scenes at homestead and Aboriginal character on raft.

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Zoom in to MS interview with Aboriginal activist, actor and social worker Rosalie Kunoth-Monks talking about her first trip to Darwin for the filming of "Jedda".

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MS romantic scene from the feature film "Jedda" showing Rosalie Kunoth-Monks and man lying on raft.

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CU interview with Aboriginal activist, actor and social worker Rosalie Kunoth-Monks talking about being coached by Elsa Chauvel during the filming of "Jedda".

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WS piano scene from the feature film "Jedda" showing Rosalie Kunoth-Monks at piano in loungeroom.

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CU interview with Aboriginal activist, actor and social worker Rosalie Kunoth-Monks talking about being coached by Elsa Chauvel during the filming of "Jedda".

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CU piano scene from the feature film "Jedda" showing Rosalie Kunoth-Monks in the title role looking angry as she plays. Zoom in to tribal shield on wall then VS of her character breaking down.

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CU interview with Aboriginal activist, actor and social worker Rosalie Kunoth-Monks talking about her state of mindl during the filming of "Jedda".

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Scenes from the feature film "Jedda" showing Rosalie Kunoth-Monks on horseback in the title role meeting with local Aborigines and clifftop scene.

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CU interview with Aboriginal activist, actor and social worker Rosalie Kunoth-Monks talking about her reaction to seeing the finished film "Jedda".

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Scenes from the feature film "Jedda" showing Rosalie Kunoth-Monks in the title role with Marbuk, her Aboriginal abductor.

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CU interview with Aboriginal activist, actor and social worker Rosalie Kunoth-Monks talking about her reaction and that of mother to the implied sexuality involving her character in the film "Jedda".

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MS B&W photograph of Aboriginal activist, actor and social worker Rosalie Kunoth-Monks as a young woman holding a cat.

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CU interview with Aboriginal activist, actor and social worker Rosalie Kunoth-Monks talking about deciding at an early age to work for people.

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Archival B&W footage with tilt down Community of the Holy Name Anglican Convent to Aboriginal activist, actor and social worker Rosalie Kunoth-Monks in nun's habit. Fade to high angle view of nun walking down aisle of empty church interior.

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CU interview with Aboriginal activist, actor and social worker Rosalie Kunoth-Monks talking about becoming a nun.

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Archival B&W footage with CU of Aboriginal activist, actor and social worker Rosalie Kunoth-Monks in nun's habit sitting in church with eyes closed and head bowed praying.

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Zoom in to CU interview with Aboriginal activist, actor and social worker Rosalie Kunoth-Monks talking about her everyday life as a nun.

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MS B&W photograph of Aboriginal activist, actor and social worker Rosalie Kunoth-Monks as a nun wearing habit feeding young child, 1968.

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Zoom in to CU interview with Aboriginal activist, actor and social worker Rosalie Kunoth-Monks talking about why she left convent life. MS of Kunoth-Monks talking about her work as a liaison officer soon after.

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Archival B&W footage with Aboriginal clambering over play equipment in playground with tilt down to activist, actor and social worker Rosalie Kunoth-Monks supervising.

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MS interview with Aboriginal activist, actor and social worker Rosalie Kunoth-Monks talking about her work history, involvement with Aboriginal Affairs and setting up the Aboriginal family group home at Essendon, Victoria.

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B&W photograph of Aboriginal activist, actor and social worker Rosalie Kunoth-Monks sitting at restaurant table with her husband Bill, 1969.

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GS interview with Aboriginal activist, actor and social worker Rosalie Kunoth-Monks talking about how she met her husband Bill.

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CU B&W photograph of Aboriginal activist, actor and social worker Rosalie Kunoth-Monks and husband Bill on their wedding day, 1972.

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GS interview with Aboriginal activist, actor and social worker Rosalie Kunoth-Monks talking about her marriage to husband Bill.

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Archival B&W footage with zoom into sign above letterbox of suburban home of activist, actor and social worker Rosalie Kunoth-Monks and her family. LS of family entering house and VS inside of Rosalie and husband Bill tending their children and foster children. VS Kunoth-Monks entering backyard and warming greeting older woman (probably Rosalie's step-mother) with embrace and kiss. WS cars and pedestrians around Alice Springs streets. Groups of Aboriginal people crossing road.

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MS interview with Aboriginal activist, actor and social worker Rosalie Kunoth-Monks talking about setting up the social work unit at Alice Springs Hospital.

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B&W photograph of Aboriginal activist, actor and social worker Rosalie Kunoth-Monks sitting at her desk at Alice Springs Hospital, 1979.

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Zoom out to MS interview with Aboriginal activist, actor and social worker Rosalie Kunoth-Monks talking about speaking out about Aboriginal issues as she became involved in politics.

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Colour footage of Papunya Aboriginal settlement with humpies and children in foreground and blue hills in distance. GS adults sitting on grass drinking beer.

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Zoom out to MS interview with Aboriginal activist, actor and social worker Rosalie Kunoth-Monks speaking about Aboriginal issues and politics.

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WS colour photograph of Aboriginal activist, actor and social worker Rosalie Kunoth-Monks standing with Aboriginal and non-indigenous man next to multiple sign post all making thumbs-up gesture during her political campaign trail, Docker River, 1980.

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MS interview with Aboriginal activist, actor and social worker Rosalie Kunoth-Monks talking about running for the seat of McDonald.

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WS colour photograph of Aboriginal activist, actor and social worker Rosalie Kunoth-Monks standing with Aboriginal and non-indigenous group beside Cessna plane on airstrip. Zoom in to MS Kunoth-Monks.

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CU interview with Aboriginal activist, actor and social worker Rosalie Kunoth-Monks talking about her reasons for leaving the Country Liberal Party.

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MS B&W photograph of Paul Everingham, Northern Territory Chief Minister sitting beneath flag, 1985.

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CU interview with Aboriginal activist, actor and social worker Rosalie Kunoth-Monks talking about her falling out with the Northern Territory Chief Minister Paul Everingham over the issue of building a dam for Alice Springs.

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VS group examining site for new dam for Alice Springs with VS of preliminary earthworks.

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CU interview with Aboriginal activist, actor and social worker Rosalie Kunoth-Monks explaining her role on the behalf of the Aboriginal community to advise the Northern Territory Chief Minister Paul Everingham over the issue of building a dam for Alice Springs. Zoom out to MS as Kunoth-Monks gives her views on the Minister's response.

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Colour aerial footage over site for proposed Alice Springs dam with muddy river.

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MS interview with Aboriginal activist, actor and social worker Rosalie Kunoth-Monks talking about stopping the proposed new dam for Alice Springs.

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Colour news footage with MS news reader announcing landmark decision of banning proposed new dam for Alice Springs. Pan colour footage across desert landscape of proposed site. VS Aboriginal crying and embracing with joy at announcement. GS across groups of protesters gathered by river.

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MS B&W photograph of Aboriginal activist, actor and social worker Rosalie Kunoth-Monks

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MS interview with Aboriginal activist, actor and social worker Rosalie Kunoth-Monks talking about losing her government job as a result of opposing the proposed new dam for Alice Springs.

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WS B&W photograph of Aboriginal activist, actor and social worker Rosalie Kunoth-Monks and her husband Bill holding mugs of tea at bush picnic during campaign, 1980.

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MS interview with Aboriginal activist, actor and social worker Rosalie Kunoth-Monks talking about her feelings after losing her government job as a result of opposing the proposed new dam for Alice Springs.

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MS B&W photograph of Aboriginal activist, actor and social worker Rosalie Kunoth-Monks smiling to camera.

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MS interview with Aboriginal activist, actor and social worker Rosalie Kunoth-Monks talking about returning to Utopia, the place of her birth. Good WS of sun shining through gum tree saplings lighting up long grasses in bush landscape. Pan to WS of group sitting in front of house and swing set. VS of Kunoth-Monks and her family including daughter Ngarla, husband Bill and friends sitting in front of camp fire.

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MS interview with Aboriginal activist, actor and social worker Rosalie Kunoth-Monks talking about the struggles young Aboriginals face.

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Colour footage of Aboriginal children and young people in game parlour playing with pinball machines and video game machines. CU young man wearing earphones.

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CU interview with Aboriginal activist, actor and social worker Rosalie Kunoth-Monks talking about her professional and personal connection to black deaths in custody issues.

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Colour footage with MS of policeman leading Aboriginal man and WS Aboriginal people drinking and smoking at hotel. GS man being locked into paddywagon by policeman.

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CU interview with Aboriginal activist, actor and social worker Rosalie Kunoth-Monks talking about her awareness of the social issues Aboriginal people face today. WS of Kunoth-Monks walking over red boulders carrying her granddaughter Amelia. CU to lizard camouflaged against rock. MS Kunoth-Monks and Amelia.

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